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From Chapter one: Data Processing and the IBM Mainframe: From Chapter one: Data Processing and the IBM MainframeGood PostIn those days i was the Manager of Technical Services and Computer Operations and remember not too fondly the innumerable meetings, courses, seminars required to implement changes. The technique "Structured or Top-down programming" was used to insure data integrity when program...; Tags: Mainframes, Servers, mainframe, Y2K, IS-department, data-processing, IBM mainframe, business rule, IBM Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-07-18
From Chapter one: Data Processing and the IBM Mainframe: The controls that developed around the 360 environment were all predicated on the primary concerns expressed by Finance management: that nothing interrupt processing critical to Finance. Thus virtually all of them derive from, or are subsidiary to, the service level agreement. by Paul Murphy; Tags: SLA, IBM Mainframe, Data Center, Mainframe, Data-processing, IBM Corp., CoBiT Framework, CoBiT, Systems Documentation, Disaster Plan, Data Centers, Service Level Management, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, It Operations, It service Management, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-07-18
From Chapter one: Data Processing and the IBM Mainframe: "Information engineering." had nothing to do with engineering, but tried to use the PC to draw, store, and link models of complex applications and auto-generate some of the COBOL code needed to implement the models using database products like IMS. by Paul Murphy; Tags: Job, IBM Mainframe, Data, Data-processing, IBM IMS, IBM Corp., Research & Development, Recruitment & Selection, Mainframes, Development Tools, Business Operations, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Servers, Hardware, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-07-11
From Chapter one: Data Processing and the IBM Mainframe: From Chapter one: Data Processing and the IBM MainframeFault toleranceIn these two quotes, discovering a difference in word usage leads to impacable hostility:Talk about vouchers to someone in Payroll and you won’t be sharing any understanding of the term as it is used in Accounts Payable; and, of course, the...; Tags: Mainframes, Servers, Operational accounting, IBM Corp., Murph, voucher, data-processing, IBM mainframe, mainframe; Discussion threads 2008-06-27
From Chapter one: Data Processing and the IBM Mainframe: CICS and IMS, IBM's two of IBM's three original software products are still going strong - and so is the culture that adopted them in 1969. by Paul Murphy; Tags: Card, IBM Mainframe, Disk, Memory, Data-processing, Payroll, IBM IMS, IBM CICS, IBM Corp., GL, Mainframes, Operational Accounting, Data Centers, Payroll Solutions, Servers, Databases, Hardware, Finance, Storage, Data Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-06-27

From CFrom Chapter one: Data Processing and the IBM Mainframe: From CFrom Chapter one: Data Processing and the IBM MainframeDitch all this Cr@p!They need to simply go with Vista Server and MS Access 2008 Server! Problem solved!http://fakesteveballmer.blogspot.comRE: From CFrom Chapter one: Data Processing and the IBM MainframePlease bear in mind that the 360 came out ten years before the ideas...; Tags: Mainframes, Programming languages, Servers, maintenance programming, COBOL, CFrom Chapter, data-processing, pianist, IBM mainframe, IBM Corp., mainframe; Discussion threads 2008-06-20
From Chapter one: Data Processing and the IBM Mainframe: COBOL reflects 1920s data processing methods - and because the IBM 360 implemented COBOL it became the foundation for an entire worldview - a culture founded entirely on a refusal to adapt to external change: in technology, in the mission, in anything. by Paul Murphy; Tags: Card, Application, IBM Mainframe, Financial, Physician, Mainframe, Data-processing, File, COBOL, IBM Corp., Records, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-06-20
From Chapter one: Data Processing and the IBM Mainframe: From Chapter one: Data Processing and the IBM Mainframeumm, good pointI'll change it to electro-mechanical.Thanks!possible error?[i]It was the first successful system designed “from the ground up” to advance automated data processing by replacing the physical cards and associated electro-mechanical gear with purely digital processing and magnetic tape or disk storage,...; Tags: Content management, Enterprise software, Mainframes, data-processing, IBM mainframe, mainframe, content management system, IBM Corp., IBM O/S, zVSE, memory, MVS; Discussion threads 2008-06-13
From Chapter one: Data Processing and the IBM Mainframe: The nature of data processing is to be long winded, boring, and dominated by acronyms derived from long gone technologies and business practices. by Paul Murphy; Tags: Program, Job, IBM Mainframe, Operating System, Environment, Mainframe, Instruction Set, Memory, Data-processing, Hardware, CPU, Unix, Computer, COBOL, Machine, IBM Corp., System 360, APL, JCL, Flash Memory, Operating Systems, Software, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-06-13
BIt: From Chapter one: Data Processing and the IBM Mainframe: BIt: From Chapter one: Data Processing and the IBM MainframeReading this gives me the shakes......by bringing back my days at the Chubb Institute in 1991, learning BASIC, OS JCL & COBOL. MANY hours of flow charting...WITH PENCIL & PAPER...and many more hours at a terminal trying to get what I...; Tags: Mainframes, Programming languages, Servers, data-processing, COMPUTER PROGRAMS, COBOL, mainframe, IBM mainframe, IBM Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-06-06
BIt: From Chapter one: Data Processing and the IBM Mainframe: From Chapter one: Data Processing and the IBM Mainframe This is the 4th excerpt from the second book in the Defen series: BIT: Business Information Technology: Foundations, Infrastructure, and Culture Note that the section this is taken from, on the evolution of...; Tags: IBM Mainframe, Environment, Mainframe, Data-processing, Computer, COBOL, IBM Corp., Flowmatic, Data Division, Identification Division, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-06-06
BIT: From Chapter one: Data Processing and the IBM Mainframe: BIT: From Chapter one: Data Processing and the IBM MainframeThe function, then the how.A discussion beginning: State population totals were derived from individual census tract results by... would create a context. As a narrative strategy, reaching a goal is more organized, satisfying, than describing a process and giving...; Tags: Mainframes, Servers, Orwell, IBM Corp., data-processing, hypothesis, mainframe, IBM mainframe; Discussion threads 2008-05-30
BIT: From Chapter one: Data Processing and the IBM Mainframe: This is the 3rd excerpt from the second book in the Defen series: T Business Information Technology: Foundations, Infrastructure, and Culture Roots part One Herman Hollerith, then a statistician with the US bureau of the Census formed a company called...; Tags: Card, IBM Mainframe, Data-processing, IBM Corp., Mainframes, Servers, Hardware, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-05-30
From BIT Chapter one: Data Processing and the IBM Mainframe: From BIT Chapter one: Data Processing and the IBM MainframeContextThe reason COBOL still does most of the work today is because it has handled, is handling, and will handle simple tasks effectively on software that already exists and has been creepingly adapted to current circumstances.(You wouldn't want to quote that...; Tags: Mainframes, Strategy, Leadership, Programming languages, Servers, IBM Corp., COBOL, innovation, information technology, Web service, business side, mainframe, Web, IBM mainframe; Discussion threads 2008-05-23
From BIT Chapter one: Data Processing and the IBM Mainframe: From Chapter one: Data Processing and the IBM Mainframe This is the 2nd excerpt from the second book in the Defen series: T Business Information Technology: Foundations, Infrastructure, and Culture Introduction The IBM mainframe or data...; Tags: IBM Mainframe, Data Center, IBM Corp., Data Centers, Storage, Mainframes, Servers, Hardware, Data Management, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-05-23
SAS Data Integration Server Performance on IBM Mainframe Running z/OS: SAS and IBM have begun a series of performance test efforts of SAS products on z/OS. The SAS Data Integration benchmarking scenario results highlighted in this paper. The SAS Data Integration benchmark scenario provides several retail-based tests and data that simulate real-world customer ETL processes. The test executed on z/OS...; Tags: IBM Mainframe, Performance, Mainframe, SAS Institute, IBM z/OS, IBM Corp., Servers, Hardware; White papers 2008-03-05
Regulatory Compliance and the IBM Mainframe: Key Government Requirements: The mainframe is a critical element in any IT compliance initiative. It often houses some of an organization's most critical IT assets, both data and applications, and therefore must have strong and effective controls over use of these assets. Without a consistent and auditable set of controls across all major...; Tags: IBM Mainframe, Compliance, Computer Associates International Inc., IBM Corp., Mainframes, Regulatory Compliance, Servers, Hardware, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures; White papers 2007-02-01
Regulatory Compliance and the IBM Mainframe: Key Requirements: Generally, a governmental regulation does not specify what technology is required in order to meet its requirements. In fact, many regulations do not even specify any details of an effective internal control. Therefore, administrators and compliance officers are left to determine what methods they will use to meet the often...; Tags: IBM Mainframe, Computer Associates International Inc., Regulatory Compliance, Requirement, IBM Corp., Regulations, Mainframes, Government, Servers, Hardware; White papers 2007-02-01
Why the IBM Mainframe Is an Effective Choice for Banks: Retail banks around the world are faced with a growing set of challenges. To achieve organic growth, banks are expected to focus heavily on customer retention and increased wallet share. As a result of these challenges, banks may be considering Core Banking application transformation in order to support organic growth....; Tags: Bank, IBM Mainframe, IBM Corp., Mainframes, Financial Services, Servers, Hardware; White papers 2005-11-01
Extending IBM Mainframe Encryption: Protecting data is important in protecting a company's bottom line. Whether the data moves across the network as bytes in packets or across town on a tape in a truck, it must be protected from unauthorized users and accessible to the intended users. A comprehensive solution combines powerful data encryption...; Tags: IBM Mainframe, Encryption, IBM Corp., Mainframes, Servers, Security, Hardware; White papers 2005-09-01